How to make real connection

In our new issue we discover:

How do we truly belong without betraying our integrity by trying to fit in? Read our Dossier, listen to our podcast with Brené Brown and learn how to reconnect with yourself and others, to find new ways to create a community that’s supportive, kind and constructive.

Here's some inspiration:

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It’s an almost universal experience, and yet it is still a taboo. Olivia Laing discusses her own encounter with loneliness, and explains why overcoming any shame in this very human struggle is the first step to a happier life. Read more here.

Research shows that single women are as happy and fulfilled as their married counterparts, but negative stereotypes persist. Ellen Tout, a millennial who is watching her friends settle down, tells it as it is. Read more here.

What do you do when you or your best friend moves 10,000 miles away? There is hope, says Hannah Davies, who has sought some words of wisdom from 'Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup with Your Best Friend' author Dr Irene S Levine. Read more here.